114 points in the last quarter! 5 for 2 big deals! Saved Irving's NBA career

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2024-05-28 07:02Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

In this year's playoffs, the fourth quarter total scoring rankings: 1. Irving scored 114 points, with a true shooting rate of 62.7%; 2. Brunson scored 111 points, with a true shooting rate of 55%; 3. Doncic scored 101 points, with a true shooting rate of 63.3%; 4. Edwards scored 94 points, with a true shooting rate of 71.1%; 5. Siakam scored 90 points and had a true shooting rate of 58.9%.

In the Western Conference G3, Irving and Doncic combined for 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves scored only 20 points in total. Let's take a look at another set of data comparisons: In the first three games of the Western Conference finals, Doncic and Irving shot a total of 63 of 128, with a shooting rate of 49.2%; Huazi and Towns shot 37-of-111 from the field and 33.3 percent from the field. That's the difference between the stars!

Doncic said: "Irving is made for the big game, he is made for the big moments, so we just gave him the ball in the fourth quarter. In the first three games of the Western Conference finals, Irving averaged 27.7 points, 4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 0.7 steals per game, shooting 52.5% from the field, 43.8% from three-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line.

Looking at Irving's performance in the first two rounds, playing the Clippers in the first round, Irving averaged 26.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, with a three-point shooting rate: 51%, 44.9%, and 85.2%. In the second round against the Thunder, Irving averaged 15.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 44%, 42.3%, and 81.8% from three.

The Thunder's crazy bag did make Irving's scoring plummet, but he was still able to stand up at critical moments. In the Western Conference semifinals G6, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 117-116, Irving had 4 points and 0 assists in the first half, but slashed 18 points and 3 assists in the second half. Irving also has a record: 14-0 in the series, the most in NBA history!

In this year's playoffs, Irving played an average of 40.1 minutes per game, scoring 22.4 points, 4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks, and shooting 49.2%, 44%, and 80.7% from three. In the regular season, he averaged 35 minutes per game, scoring 25.6 points, 5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 49.7%, 41.1% and 90.5% from three.

Irving's three-year, $126 million contract and $37.04 million this season are 22nd in the league. Guess who the 21st place is? He is Ben Simmons (37.89 million). How did the Lone Ranger get Owen? In February 2023, the Mavericks packed Dinwiddie + Finney-Smith + 1 first-round pick + 2 second-rounders to get Irving + Big Morris from the Nets.

At that time, Irving had no progress in contract extension negotiations with the Nets because of off-court troubles, and he sought a four-year contract extension with a maximum salary of $198.5 million, but the Nets resolutely refused to give Irving a long-term contract. This, coupled with the conflict with management, led to a significant reduction in the value of the Irving deal. If it is put into the present, this 5-for-2 chip will definitely not be exchanged for Irving.

After joining the Mavericks, Irving put all his energy on the court. In the 2022-23 season, Irving and Doncic played 16 games together, and the Mavericks had a 5-11 record. In the summer of 2023, Irving can sign up to a four-year, $210 million contract extension, but he accepted a three-year, $126 million offer from the Mavericks.

When Irving left the Nets, many fans thought that his career was over. Unexpectedly, more than a year later, Owen stepped into the finals with one foot! Irving didn't celebrate, he just said, "Job's not finished!" ”

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